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<div>Xian is a centuries-old abbreviation for Christian. And Xmas for Christmas is also centuries old. They are based on the even older use of X or XP for Christ. I thought you as a Catholic would be aware of this. </div><div><br></div><div>Ralph</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Apr 6, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Donovan Arnold wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>Puke,</div> <div> </div> <div>Why do you use the term "Xians"? It is offensive.</div> <div> </div> <div>Best Regards.</div> <div> </div> <div>Donovan<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 4/6/09, Ralph Nielsen <i><<a href="mailto:nielsen@uidaho.edu">nielsen@uidaho.edu</a>></i></b> wrote:<br></div> <blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><br>From: Ralph Nielsen <<a href="mailto:nielsen@uidaho.edu">nielsen@uidaho.edu</a>><br>Subject: [Vision2020] Six gay men shot to death in Iraq<br>To: "vision 2020" <<a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a>><br>Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 11:04 AM<br><br> <div id="yiv1734059066"> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 16px">To everybody,</span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><br></span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 16px">Don't forget that the Nazis hated gays just as much as Jews. They sent both groups to concentration and extermination camps.</span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><br></span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 16px">And both groups are condemned in the New Testament. Some Xians love that fact.</span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><br></span></font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 16px">Ralph</span></font></div> <div><br></div></div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></div></body></html>